Mr. David Miscavige, the ecclesiastical leader of Scientology, sparks off the New Year’s celebration at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles in recognition of the religion’s greatest year in history.

Electric, emphatic, effervescent, no matter how you describe it, the more than 6,000 Scientologists and guests in attendance are ready to experience a Scientology New Year’s celebration for the ages.

“Welcome to the New Year’s celebration for which you’ve always been waiting,” said Mr. David Miscavige, the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. “Not just 365 arbitrary days, not just 12 capricious months and a turn of a calendar page, but empirical proof that as velocity approaches the speed of light, time slows down to zero. Otherwise there’s just no explanation as to how we got so much done while this planet plied its meandering course around the sun.”

With 2019 standing on the horizon, Mr. Miscavige delivers a poignant presentation of the Church’s most historic year—every highlight, every accomplishment, every triumph and all in the name of a better world.

The evening’s dynamic agenda included a tribute to everything 2018 represents by way of L. Ron Hubbard’s Technology inspiring a renaissance of human endeavor across social betterment, industry and spiritual advancement.

DELIVERING ISLAND-WIDE HAPPINESS
In the Dominican Republic, a Ministry of Interior director signed up as a Way to Happiness Ambassador, delivering seminars on the program’s 21 precepts of universal morals and reaching over 100,000 officials, community leaders, teachers and students.

AN EDUCATION FAIRYTALE IN DENMARK
In Copenhagen, Denmark, a prestigious group of academies for schoolchildren applied L. Ron Hubbard’s Study Technology, educating over 700,000 students and boosting test scores 200 percent above national averages.

PROMISE OF REHAB IN PUEBLA
In Puebla, Mexico, a former state minister of infrastructure opened a 14-acre Narconon drug rehab center along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt known as the Sierra Norte range.

VILLA REVIVAL IN NORTHERN ITALY
Nestled amidst a lush regional park near the Milano metropolis, the new Narconon Aurora opened May 2018 in a noble villa of Northern Italy.

SET TO SAVE LIVES AT NARCONON ARGO
Located outside the city of Rome in picturesque rural Lazio, and just 12 minutes from the pope’s summer residence, the new Narconon Argo opened in October 2018.

BREAKING THE MOLD IN MINNESOTA
A Minneapolis, Minnesota-based tile artisan used administrative tools through every phase of manufacturing one-of-a-kind mosaic art for Fortune 500 retail giants and ultimately expanded production nearly 40 times over.

SCALING NEW HEIGHTS DOWN UNDER
An entrepreneur Down Under applied L. Ron Hubbard Admin Tech to expand his “difficult access” building maintenance company to top in its field by rappelling and traversing high-rise structures to restore and rehabilitate Sydney’s world-famous skyline.

AGRICULTURAL AFFLUENCE FOR RUSSIA
A Russian couple and pair of agricultural entrepreneurs applied Admin Tech procedures to expand their company 300 times over and so become a top 10 enterprise for the Russian Federation.

DYNAMIC DIANETICS IN GHANA
A Dianetics Group in Ghana bringing the technology of Dianetics and thus a message of hope to over 100 schools and better than 9,000 students, thereby earned the gratitude of their country’s Ministry of Education for providing “the true solution to a troubled society.”

HUMANITARIAN HEARTBEAT OF THE UKRAINE
In Kiev, Ukraine, the city’s Scientology Mission reached right across the nation’s capital with moral education drives, drug education distribution campaigns and human rights rallies to impact the lives of more than 1.5 million Ukrainians, earning recognitions from police, military and even the federal government.

CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION IN KOŠICE
In the heart of Slovakia’s cultural capital of Košice, the city’s Scientology Mission opens the doors to its dazzling new quarters on January 13, 2018.

NEW VISTAS ACROSS LAKE COMO
By the shores of Italy’s capital of luxury and lifestyle at Lake Como, the region’s Mission of Scientology cut a ribbon on their new home on September 30, 2018.

DEDICATING A NEW DAWN IN DA’AN
October 6, 2018, saw the exciting ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Scientology Mission of Da’an in the beating heart of Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei.

UNBRIDLED EXPANSION FOR ULM
The Scientology Mission of Ulm, Germany, hailed their spectacular new facility on October 14, 2018.

In testament to the religion’s record-breaking year, over 200 Power Field Staff Members (FSMs) from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia were recognized for having escorted at least 100 people onto and up The Bridge to Total Freedom. In fact, joining the unprecedented number of Power FSMs were two “Elite” FSMs, honored for having helped over 1,000 people onto and up the Bridge.

If all that wasn’t enough, Mr. Miscavige brought the night to a stunning close with a preview of what’s in store at the immediate outset of 2019: the monumental opening of a grand castle atop Johannesburg, South Africa, that represents a new hope for spiritual freedom in Africa.

“Monumental,” “spectacular” and “celebratory” were just some of the catchwords for the New Year’s celebration—and they were perfectly echoed in a closing performance bookmarking the unforgettable evening.

Scientologists greet each other with gusto after the New Year’s bash at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. One parishioner reflected: “This was the perfect wrap-up to another record-breaking year, and an inspiration for the beginning of an incredible new year!”

A YEAR FOR THE AGES

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02.17CITY OF SALT LAKE WELCOMES UTAH’S FIRST IDEAL CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY In the heart of the Rockies, on iconic South Temple Street, the Church of Scientology Salt Lake City opens its doors to all.

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02.18SPIRITUALITY INTERSECTS WITH HUMAN BRILLIANCE AS NEW CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OPENS IN SILICON VALLEYRenowned for the digital revolution, the world’s high-tech capital welcomes a new Church of Scientology.

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03.10THOUSANDS CELEBRATE SCIENTOLOGY FOUNDER’S BIRTHDAY AND “FLIP OF THE SWITCH” FOR UNRELENTING DISSEMINATIONScientologists honor the life and legacy of their religion’s Founder, L. Ron Hubbard, at their spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. Capping the event was a game-changing unveiling of the Scientology Network for the religion’s worldwide growth.

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03.12CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY USHERS IN NEW RELIGIOUS BROADCAST ERA WITH TELEVISION NETWORK LAUNCHThe Scientology Network went live with the flip of a switch, making it instantly accessible to tens of millions of households across the United States and hundreds of millions more worldwide over the internet.

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05.05DOWN UNDER’S “CITY OF LIGHTS” WELCOMES NEWEST CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGYGrand opening celebration honors new Church of Scientology in the world’s most remote major city.

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05.12A STAR BURSTS IN “THE CITY BEAUTIFUL” AS A RIBBON FALLS ON THE NEW CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGYOrlando, the most visited city in the country, sees a dream come true when the new Church of Scientology Orlando opens her doors to all.

09.09FREEDOM REIGNS AS THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY STUTTGART KICKS INTO GEARIn the home of the automobile and at Germany’s industrial heartland, a new Church of Scientology is dedicated in Stuttgart’s city center.

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10.07ASTONISHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: HUMANITARIAN SUCCESS CELEBRATED FOR MAGNIFICENT IAS WEEKENDThe 34th annual celebration of the International Association of Scientologists (IAS) fits a year of historic heights into three days of triumph in Southern England.

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10.14MADE IN DETROIT: NEW CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY NOW STANDS AT THE CORNERSTONE OF MOTOR CITY, USAThe Midwest metropolis now proudly welcomes spiritual technology in a new Church at the downtown core.

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CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY CELEBRATES GREATEST YEAR IN HISTORY AND THE DAWN OF A MOST PROMISING 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

365 days of accomplishment come full circle with a celebration honoring expansion and social advance to uplift and inspire today’s world.

For the Church of Scientology 2018 always had “extraordinary” written into it, so as more than 6,000 Scientologists gathered in the Shrine Auditorium to review, rewind and revel in the last 12 months, the mood was one of celebration and exhilaration. From a global array of new Churches to the global reach of the Scientology Network, this is the year that changed everything.

“Welcome to the New Year’s celebration for which you’ve always been waiting,” said Mr. David Miscavige, the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. “Not just 365 arbitrary days, not just 12 capricious months and a turn of a calendar page, but empirical proof that as velocity approaches the speed of light, time slows down to zero. Otherwise there’s just no explanation as to how we got so much done while this planet plied its meandering course around the sun.”

Mr. David Miscavige, the ecclesiastical leader of Scientology, sparks off the New Year’s celebration at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles in recognition of the religion’s greatest year in history.

Indeed, the sweeping orbit of the religion’s history-making 2018 was captured in a series of stunning visual highlights presented by Mr. Miscavige that recounted a year of global expansion, both on the ground and over the airwaves. The multi-phase recap very much included the launch of the Church’s own television channel, the Scientology Network, in response to the overwhelming worldwide curiosity about the religion. The network has since redefined religious broadcasting, bringing viewers inside to see and experience the religion for themselves. In turn, the paradigm-shifting TV content has reached viewers across 24 time zones and racked up 24 awards for innovation, outstanding production and broadcasting excellence.

The religion’s expansion in 2018 further saw six new Churches rise in the Scientology sky, and which altogether form a ring that encircles this world:

The February 17 grand opening of a new Church in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains at Salt Lake City, Utah.

If that’s the ever-growing footprint of Scientology expansion, there’s also everything 2018 represents by way of L. Ron Hubbard’s Technology inspiring a renaissance of human endeavor across social betterment, industry and spiritual advancement:

Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE)—comprising programs aimed at reversing drug abuse, illiteracy, immorality and crime. So it was, the evening presentation pointed to tales of ABLE in action beginning in the Dominican Republic, where a Ministry of Interior director signed up as a Way to Happiness Ambassador, delivering seminars on the program’s 21 precepts of universal morals and reaching over 100,000 officials, community leaders, teachers and students. Then in Copenhagen, Denmark, a prestigious group of academies for schoolchildren applied L. Ron Hubbard’s Study Technology to boost test scores 200 percent above national averages. And in Puebla, Mexico, a former state minister of infrastructure opened a 14-acre Narconon drug rehab center along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt known as the Sierra Norte range. On the heels of that, another two Narconon facilities opened this year—one along what’s considered the global cocaine capital in Rome, Italy, and another along illicit white-heroin trade routes in the northern region of Lombardy, Italy.

World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)—L. Ron Hubbard’s Administrative Technology (Admin Tech) for prosperity. The evening featured stories of a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based tile artisan using administrative tools through every phase of manufacturing one-of-a-kind mosaic art for Fortune 500 retail giants and ultimately expanding production nearly 40 times over. Likewise, an entrepreneur Down Under applied L. Ron Hubbard Admin Tech to expand his “difficult access” building maintenance company to top in its field by rappelling and traversing high-rise structures to restore and rehabilitate Sydney’s world-famous skyline. All of which culminated with the story of a Russian couple and pair of agricultural entrepreneurs applying Admin Tech procedures to expand their company 300 times over and so become a top 10 enterprise for the Russian Federation.

International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors (I HELP) and Scientology Missions International (SMI)—the broad scale movement delivering the religion’s practical tools to communities across the globe. Highlights of I HELP and SMI this year include a Dianetics Group in Ghana bringing the technology of Dianetics and thus a message of hope to over 100 schools and better than 9,000 students, thereby earning the gratitude of their country’s Ministry of Education for providing “the true solution to a troubled society.” In Kiev, Ukraine, the city’s Scientology Mission reached right across the nation’s capital with moral education drives, drug-ed distribution campaigns and human rights rallies to impact the lives of more than 1.5 million Ukrainians, earning recognitions from police, military and even the federal government. The SMI success story continued on with four picturesque missions dedicated in recent months—in the heart of Slovakia’s cultural capital of Košice; by the shores of Italy’s capital of luxury and lifestyle at Lake Como; amidst Taipei’s bustling central district of Da’an; and on the banks of an historic Germany hub, the City of Ulm.

In testament to the religion’s record-breaking year, over 200 Power Field Staff Members (FSMs) from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia were recognized for having escorted at least 100 people onto and up The Bridge to Total Freedom. In fact, joining the unprecedented number of Power FSMs were two “Elite” FSMs, honored for having helped over 1,000 people onto and up the Bridge.

And if that wasn’t enough, the night came to a stunning close with a preview of what’s in store at the immediate outset of 2019: the monumental opening of a new Advanced Organization entrusted to deliver Scientology’s advanced spiritual levels in Africa. The Church structure, known as Castle Kyalami, stands halfway between Pretoria and Joburg atop 22 acres overlooking traditional Zulu land. Altogether the facility represents an entirely new Scientology continental headquarters and a brand new hope for spiritual freedom in Africa.

“Let’s start 2019 with this—a nationally registered castle, atop the region’s highest peak… to grace the legendary cradle of civilization on the continent of Africa,” said Mr. Miscavige. “But for the moment—and regardless of what is yet to come—let this become my final word for the last 12 months: We have indeed just concluded our greatest year in Scientology history.”